London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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W.C. flash-pipe joint repaired 1
W.C. seat repaired 1
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Bakehouses—
Bakehouses limewashed 13
Accumulations under troughs removed 5
Lighting improved 1
Water-storage cistern covered 1
Walls and ceiling repaired 1
FJour store repaired 1
Rain-water pipes and eaves gutters repaired 3
Sink-waste pipe trapped 1
Channel and fender to gulley repaired 1
Surface-water drain to yard provided 1
Yard paved 1
New dustbins supplied 2
Accumulations of refuse in yards removed 4
Improper-keeping of animals discontinued 1
W.C. flushing cistern repaired 1
W.C. pans cleansed 2
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Outworkers' Premises-
Rooms cleansed 10
Overcrowding abated 2
Walls and ceilings repaired 3
Roofs repaired 1
Waten fittings repaired 6
Water cisterns covered or water taken off the main direct 3
Drains unstopped 2
Yards paved or paving repaired 4
New dustbins supplied 5
Ashpit repaired 1
Improper keeping of animals discontinued 1
W.C. flushing cisterns repaired 6
W.C. flush-pipe joints repaired 1
W.C. seat repaired 1
W.C. floor repaired 1
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